Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-17
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Special Cor. OF the Alexandria GAZErrE.
RICHMOND, Va, March 1G.h, l6S7.-When
the General Assembly convened to-day
nearly every member was in his seat. The
best OF feeling prevailed and there mas no
indication on the part of the republicans to
impede legislation. Judging from the har
monious session of to-day great deal of
work, including much of a local character,
will he done within the next thirty days
The Governors message was highly compli
mented but do not think that there will
be unanimity of opinion on the matter Of
appointing commission to confer with the
bondholders upon matters relating to the
State debt. Mr. Weddill, republican
leader, did not look upon the measure with
favor to day. He had not, however, con-
sidered the proposition or had given it much
thought The democrats no longer have
two-thirds majority in the House. In Nor
folk city Mr.. Cherry, republican, has been
elected to succeed Mr.. Shields who resigned,
and bis election gives the republicans thirty
four members 10 the House. Mr.. Cherry is
quite young man.
The local optionists of the legislature re
greet very much the introduction Of Mr..
Abram Fulkerson's bill to repeal the present
local option law. The bill has gone to the
,scommittee and will hardly be heard from
for week or more At the last regular ses
sion Mr.. Fulkerson strongly opposed the
local option bill and gave the friends Of that
measure no little trouble.
At the last regular session bill was in
troduced to incorporate the Mineral railroad
company. 1t was reported from the com.
mittee on roads but like many other meas
ures, it came upon the heel of the session
aud was never passed. To-day Mr.. Stuart
of Alexandria, re-introduced the bill and it
has been referred to the same committee.
The OBJECT Of the bill is to secure charter
for railroad through Shenandoah and
Frederick counties The incorporators are
john p. Agnew, Park Agnew, Lorenzo d..
Scott, Robert Andrews, Benjamin Vaughn,
Francis L. Smith and Archibald Greenlees.
Second Auditor Ruffn is again after Judge
Latham, of Lynchburg. He has prepared
| ian indictment against Judge Latham and
has given it to Senator Rhea, Of Washing
ton, who will lay the matter before the SEN
ate at an early day. In addition TO the
charges preferred against Judge Latham at
| the last regular session there will be others
| in the Indictment" as it has been called.
| The matter will hardly result in anything,
AS the party impeached ia entitled to thirty
days notice Judge Latham's judicial de-
cisions are what has caused all the trouble
Senator Mccormick, of Clarke. succeeded
in doing thing to. day which no member of
the General Assembly has accomplished
heretofore. He got a bill passed the first
day of the session. 1t was an act to amend
the charter of Winchester to allow the
city to increase its indebtedness. After the
bill was passed Senators walked over to Mr..
Mccormick aud congratulated him upon
his "Herculean effort" The House was
! not in session then, and Senator Wckham,
in spirit of fun, moved that the Senator
from Clarke be directed to inform the House
of the passage of the bill. Senator McCor-
mick, equal to the occasion, eaid: "pll do
that early to morrow morning." While be
succeeded admirably in getting his bill
through ono branch of the body, at least,
there are many members who will be sadly
lei: on local bills Mt the end Of the session.
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